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title: Table Stakes
description: "### Definition these survive and merge with title-case variants if present Open Questions: - Lock decision: promote, hold, or retire. Workshop Trail: ### Explanation Locked at the definition layer. Full explanation pending workshop pass."
url: "https://kb.jeffreysummers.com/docs/table-stakes/"
updated: "2026-08-13"
category: "The Operator's Dictionary"
---

# Table Stakes

### Definition

these survive and merge with title-case variants if present Open Questions: - Lock decision: promote, hold, or retire. Workshop Trail:

### Explanation

Locked at the definition layer. Full explanation pending workshop pass.